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KAREN SUTTON AND KIMBERLY HINTON v. UNITED AIR LINES, INC. (1999)

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KAREN SUTTON AND KIMBERLY HINTON v. UNITED AIR LINES, INC.
Term: 1998
Important Dates
Argued: April 28, 1999
Decided: June 22, 1999
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-2
Majority
Anthony KennedySandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistAntonin ScaliaDavid SouterClarence Thomas
Concurring
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Dissenting
Stephen BreyerJohn Paul Stevens

KAREN SUTTON AND KIMBERLY HINTON v. UNITED AIR LINES, INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 22, 1999. The case was argued before the court on April 28, 1999.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Colorado U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - handicapped, rights of: under Rehabilitation, Americans with Disabilities Act, and related statutes
  • Petitioner: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Airline
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 527 U.S. 471
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Sandra Day O'Connor

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.

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